Multiple event to activate single function

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#1

Currently making something which requires proximity prompts on players.

The problem is that I am unable to figure out how to handle the prompts being triggered, as I can’t just list out all of the triggered events (since there can be different amounts of players in the server)

Looked around and found a tutorial, but the tutorial used a triggered event inside the characterAdded event by connecting it after assigning the prompt to the character, which i’ve heard wasn’t a good idea.

oh yea and i thought maybe I could put all the events in a table, but since the thing thats supposed to handle the event is in another script, i would have to transfer the table (or merge the 2 scripts, but i’ve also heard that thats not a good idea)

not really familier with events lol

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#2

The only time i would say to use Multiple Events for one is maybe to get a Specific Data you cant normally get by itselft, Like with the character in a Server Script

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Plr)
    Plr.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(char)
        char -- The Players Character
    end)
end)

For the Triggered with the ProximityPrompt, its not really nessecary as you can access the Player who clicks it

Prompt.Triggered:Connect(function(Player)
    print(Player) -- Player who clicked
end)

it depends on what you are doing however

#3

yea but i can have from like 3 triggered events up to hundreds (since I have to re-add the prompt everytime the player dies) so I cant just use a single triggered

(you might’ve misunderstood me, I have multiple proximity prompts, not multiple players clicking on them lol)

#4

you could:

local ListedConnections = {}

for number, index in Ex:GetChildren() do
   ListedConnections[index.Name] = Prompt.Triggered:Connect(function()

   end)
end

And when Player dies:

ListedConnections[index.Name]:Disconnect()

Still, it depends on what you’re doing

#5

the table thing would probably work, but I would have to either use a bindable event (or something else, idk) to transfer it to another script, or mix it in with a script that already does something else

(the remote event is supposed to kill the player when clicked, if that helps)

#6

Use a ModuleScript, it can be used from Client to Server Scripts, you can also use _G but i wouldnt recommend it.

K

   ListedConnections[index.Name] = Prompt.Triggered:Connect(function()
        Char.Humanoid.Health = 0
   end)

Here would probably cool to use Multiple Events to get Character data, or just use the Events function Parameters

#7

srry for changing the solution status multiple times lol (was thinking about how it would work and I kept thinking i got it but then i didn’t)

anyways tho, do you mean to use the modulescript to relay the information or to construct it? because the table would have to change each time a player spawns (as a new proximity prompt is added to the player each time, while the old one is removed together with the player’s character)

#8

btw, do you think I could loop through game.Players, and use player.Character:FindFirstChild() to construct a list of the remote events in the script I need it in?

Since the project has rounds, I can construct the remote events list every time a round starts

#9

To Use info Globally, so to Relay

This code should work for that:

local mod = require(module) -- Gets Module Info (Path your Module)

-- PlayerAdded connection
Player.CharacterAdded:connect(function(c) -- Character Added
    -- create a ProximityPrompt Here
   mod.Connections[Player.Name] = Prompt.Triggered:Connect(function) -- Event
    c.Humanoid.Died:Connect(function() -- If Player dies
        mod.Connections[Player.Name]:Disconnect() -- Disconnects Event
        mod.Connections[Player.Name] = nil -- Removes Event from List
    end)
end)
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#10

You Could, Depends on how your System works, If it works with Performance and is efficient, might as well

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#11

actually quick question, but would a script like below cause any issues?
since it seems like you have to connect the event in the characterAdded event anyways as you did in the script you gave.

Player.CharacterAdded:connect(function(c)
   -- Proximity prompt created
   connection = Prompt.Triggered:Connect(function)
      -- event here
   end)
   c.Humanoid.Died:Connect(function()
      connection:Disconnect()
   end)

oh yea and since im killing the player (and removing the body, so probably using something like player:Destroy()) I don think I event need to disconnect the connection do I (since the proximity prompt is also destroyed on death)

#12

Doesn’t look like it should cause issue’s, since it only fires if its triggered

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#13

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